# NTSB CHI75AC040: Piper J3C-65, N26046, Pickett, WI, November 9, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 9, 1974
- Place: Pickett, WI · PICKETT, WI
- Location: 43.9114° N, 88.7298° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pickett, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9114&lon=-88.7298&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 27, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140921
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75AC040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75AC040

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3474   74/11/9   PICKETT,WIS         PIPER J3C-65        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 18, 86 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N26046              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FARM STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PICKETT,WIS                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: SPECTATOR
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- SMALL CHILD PLAYING IN AREA.PILOT TALKING TO CHILDS BROTHER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N26046](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26046), registered now, S/N 3992, built 1939 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C-65
- Registry model: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Farm Strip

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19741109038589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741109038589A), Nov 9, 1974: Piper J3C65, Pickett, WI, 1 fatal. Small child playing in area.p lot talking to childs brother.

## Other investigations on N26046 (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL96LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA069), Mar 23, 1996: Piper J3C-65 (N26046), Nashville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the pilot of the Piper PA-28, N26046, to visually clear the intended taxi course.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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